Improvement in lanterns



J. C. MOORE.

Lantern.

Patented March 6, 1866.

NUN() 9 Mtl!" om ..76 5f Uvrrn JAMES C. MOORE, 0F PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

INIPROVElVIENT'lN LANTERNS.

Specification forming part of Letters' Patent No. 53,027, dated March 6,1866 g antedated February 24, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs C. Moolen, of the city of Philadelphia, in theState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGoal-Oil Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in whichv Figure l is a longitudinal section on thedotted line y of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2, a transverse section on the dottedline .fr of Fig. 1, like letters ot reference indicating the same partswhen in both figures.

My invention relates to an improved mode of coupling the two separableparts of a lantern intended for burning coal-oil, and thereforerequiring the wick-adjusting spindle t0 be accessible on the outside ofthe same; and has for its objects a lessening in the cost ofconstruction and an increase in the capacity of the oil-reservoirwithoutnecessarily increasing the size or bulk of the lower end of thelantern, and at the same time allowing the spindle or stem of thewick-adjuster of a screwburner to remain at any horizontal positionwithout preventin g the ready coupling together ofthe lamp and lantern.

It consists, substantially as hereinafter described and specified, incontinuing the sides of the lamp upward above the oil-reservoir to theheight of the horizontal wick-adjusting spindle and making the band,which is usually cemented fast to the lower part of the glass globe,comparatively short, or so that it will project only about half an inchbelow the glass globe and have aninternal flange around its lower edgeand a vertical slot in its side, so that while the continuation on thelamp will enter within the flange of the band in adjusting the two partstogether, the wick-spindle will enter the slot in the said-band, allowthe usual catches to spring over the flange, so

as to secure the lamp and lantern together in whatever horizontalposition the spindle or stem of the wick-adjuster may be in on the lamp.

In the drawings, A is the lamp; B, the lantern 5 C, the wick-adjustingspindle, and D D the catch-springs. The lamp A constitutes the bottom orlower end of the lantern when the two said parts are connected together,as

seen in Fig. 1, and consequently the long hollow cylinder' or caseheretofore cemented to the glass globe for receiving the lamp within itis dispensed with. The sides of the lamp A are continued upward at a tothe bottom of the spindle C, which rests on it, and is secured to thewick-tube a2 in the usual manner, so that it can be rotated from theoutside of the lantern in adjusting the height ofthe wick.

The band bvis cemented fast to the glass globe, and projects below itsedge only about half an inch, and has anarrowtlangez, turned inward onits lower edge, and over which the catches d d of the springs D D restwhen the lamp and lantern are adjusted together, the slot b3 in the bandb at the same time receiving the spindle C and allowing it to be easilyrotated therein. The springs D D are bent and fixed to the continuationof the lamp A, so that their respective catches el d will projectthrough suitable holes made for them in the sides of the continuation,their respective studs d2 d2 projecting also in like manner throughsuitable holes, so as to admit ot' being voperated upon by ones thumband finger applied on the outside of the lantern in the usual manner.(See Fig. 2.) A single spring-catch and a fixed stud opposite toit willanswer the same purpose, and may be used in some instances withadvantage.

It will be readily seen that in ythis lantern the lamp itself forms itslower end, and consequently th at the long hollow'cylinder or caseheretofore required for receiving the lamp is dispensed with, the shortband b answering the purpose, taking less metal for its construction,and thus lessening the cost and allowing a comparatively largeroil-reservoir in the lamp, while the arrangement of the wick-spindle Centering the slot b3 in the short band in coupling the lamp and lantern,andthe catches d d at the same time connecting with the tlange'b?,afford more simple and better facilities forv readily attaching anddetaching the lamp, as occasion may require, without in either caserequiring a movement of the position of the spindle C on the lamp forthe purpose.

ceive the catches d d thereon, and thus enabling the operator to securethe lamp to and and detach it from the lantern without changing theposition of the wick-adjusting spindle C, all substantially as and forthe purposes described.

'JAMES o. MOORE.

Witnesses BENJ. MonIsoN, JAS. WINsMoRn.

